It's funny how I made this blog in October but have done absolutely nothing with it until now. I am blaming it on grad school. Physician Assistant school is more busy than one might think. And just when you think it can't get busier, it always does. My original plan was to use this blog to update people since my schedule is often opposite that of others. But I never got around to it. Well, today is my first official day off from school and I decided I would start the first posting.
Friday was our last day of school. We had five finals in five days - which, though it sounds bad, is actually not as many as we usually have. Our final on friday was OB/GYN and was the last official final of my first year of PA school. So technically I am now a "2nd year". That's what we call them at our school. A friend of mine in a PA program in AZ says that I would be called a "Tweener" at his school - no longer in the first year but also not graduated. Either way, it means I don't have to sit in class all day anymore. I don't have to take numerous exams a week. I don't have homework. I have the whole month of August off, thankfully. There is much needed R&R in store for this month. Chris and I, along with my family, will be going to NJ and the end of the month to visit family - namely my soon-to-be 102-year-old great-grandmother (really she's my step-great-grandmother). I have never met her. Apparently she still does very well for herself. I am excited to meet new family. While in NJ, we're planning a trip to NY. The only plan we have is to see Central Park. But I'm sure we'll have the day filled before we know it. I am excited to visit the Big Apple. After NJ/NY, I start my rotations. The 2nd year of PA school consists of 11 one-month rotations in different areas of medicine. My first rotation is in Urgent Care. A little scary to start off there, but it'll force me to dive in and learn. My schedule so far is as follows:
September - Urgent Care
October - General Surgery
November - Internal Medicine/Geriatrics/Long Term Care
December - Orthopedic Surgery
January - Pediatrics
February - Cardiology
March - Emergency Medicine
April - Family Practice
May - OB/GYN
June and July are our last two months of rotations. So far they are unscheduled. One of them will have to be Urgent Care/Family Practice/Emergency Med. For the other one, I'm planning to schedule Neurology or Cardiothoracic Surgery. For now, I am going to enjoy my much needed break and get some things done that have been put on the back burner.
Here's a pic of my great-grandmother on her 100th birthday
Here's a pic of the Statue of Liberty that my dad took the last time they were there (I didn't get to go) - I hope to get to see this...
Here's a few highlights from my first year of school...
Splinting and Casting Workshop with Katherine
Another Splinting and Casting pic
Me and fellow classmates Katherine, and Jessica at our "Wine and Game Night" with our boys
Fundraising for our class
Suturing Workshop
Here's a pic of our whole class - I'm in the third row, second from the left.
1 comment:
yeah! Another way to keep up on life with the Cappello's! Sounds like all is well...busy, but going well. I admire all your hard work at school:-) Tell Chris hello! Chat soon.
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